Yūdai Hyakuzawa opened his mouth, but no words ca out.
In his mind, he believed that as long as he could jump higher, he could win.
It was a belief held by many.
But today, that belief had been shattered.
And so, for a mont, Hyakuzawa was frozen, unable to react.
"I'm okay."
It wasn't until the referee blew the whistle again that he snapped back to reality.
No matter what he thought, the ga would go on.
Across the net, Shōyō Hinata prepared for another serve.
Bang!
Another powerful jump serve slamd into Kakugawa's court.
The second round had begun!
———
"That's a noticeable improvent."
In the stands, Ikkei Ukai stroked his chin thoughtfully.
Just from that jump serve, Hinata's growth was obvious.
You had to rember—when he ca to visit with Kageyama just last month, he hadn't used this kind of jump serve at all.
"There's probably an attacker's influence behind this," said Yusuke Takinoue with so hesitation.
The others understood what he ant.
A powerful jump serve, in essence, is like an aggressive spike.
The timing, ball control, and precision needed are all similar.
And if the attacker has a solid spiking foundation, learning this type of serve is easier than for most people.
It just requires a shift in mindset and a lot of practice.
Ukai shook his head.
"Even if that's the case, it's still really impressive."
The last ti he saw Hinata was only a month ago.
In that short ti, Hinata had trained hard enough to not only learn the serve but execute it reliably in a real match.
At the very least, there hadn't been a single glaring mistake in either of his serves.
And both had a clear impact.
"This doesn't feel…"
"…like Keishin's style at all," Ukai muttered, his eyes narrowing in doubt.
As Keishin Ukai's grandfather, Ikkei knew his grandson's coaching style well.
This kind of serve didn't seem like sothing Keishin would have taught.
———
Creak!
While they were discussing, the ga on the court had reached its midpoint.
Facing the current Karasuno lineup, Kakugawa's resistance was clearly insufficient.
The one thing they had relied on—Hyakuzawa's unreturnable spikes—had now been neutralized.
Akira had completely shut him down, despite the height gap between them.
For Akira, blocking Hyakuzawa's spikes was far easier than most imagined.
Hyakuzawa's offensive technique wasn't anything special.
In fact, compared to the rest of Kakugawa's team, he was far less polished.
He was still a beginner in every sense.
In Akira's opinion, even soone like Lev Haiba had far better offensive skills.
Hyakuzawa's only option was to smash the ball straight ahead.
There was no variation, no deception—just brute force.
You didn't even need to read his movents. Just place your hands directly in front of the spike.
It was that easy.
In contrast, soone like Kōtarō Bokuto would be much harder to deal with.
With Hyakuzawa's attack strategy falling apart, Kakugawa quickly slipped into a freefall, allowing Karasuno to rack up point after point.
Now the score stood at Karasuno 11, Kakugawa 2.
The gap was glaring.
Bang!
Kageyama Tobio launched a blistering jump serve toward Kakugawa's back row.
The power was overwhelming—Kakugawa's defenders didn't even have ti to react.
The ball hit the ground cleanly.
Creak!
The referee blew the whistle.
Karasuno scored again!
Kageyama hadn't been slacking during training, either.
His powerful jump serve had also seen targeted improvents.
In both strength and precision, he had made a clear leap forward.
That last serve— on the radar—was aid precisely between two back-row players on Kakugawa's side.
The perfect combination of force and accuracy.
The defenders had no ti to respond.
Then the referee blew the whistle again, signaling Kageyama's next serve.
———
"Kageyama's serve is ridiculously strong."
The Aoba Johsai team had arrived early and taken seats in the stands.
Tōru Oikawa watched the ga with keen interest.
"Yeah," said Issei Matsukawa, leaning against the railing beside him. "Feels just like yours."
"Not quite," Oikawa replied with a smile.
"If it were the old ... maybe."
"But I've grown since then."
"And it's not just Kageyama making progress."
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